The African Diaspora in Canada
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The African Diaspora in Canada

Negotiating Identity and Belonging

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

The African Diaspora in Canada

Negotiating Identity and Belonging

About this book

The African Diaspora in Canada addresses the conceptual difficulties and political contestations surrounding the applicability of the term "African-Canadian." In the midst of this contested terrain, the volume focuses on first-generation, black continental Africans who have immigrated to Canada in the last four decades, and have traceable genealogical links to the continent. The rationale behind highlighting the experiences of the first generation of African immigrants within Canadian society is to address the empirical, conceptual, and methodological gaps in the literature that tends to homogenize all black people and their experiences. The book, thus, seeks to highlight the peculiar characteristics of continental Africans which may not be shared by other blacks or non-black Africans. The chapters examine the social constructions of African-Canadians and their experiences within the political and educational systems, as well as in the labour market. They also explore the forms of cooperation and tensions that characterize the communities, and how they negotiate and adapt to the multiple transnational spaces that they occupy. The book also explores the circumstances of their children, as they try to define their identities vis-à-vis their parents and the larger Canadian society.With Contributions By: Ali A. AbdiHenry M. CodjoeGeorge S. DeiJohn E. HayfronMartha K. KumsaSamuel A. LaryeaPhilominaOkeke-IhejirikaKorbla P. PuplampuDenise SpitzerWisdom J. TetteyAdenike O.Yesufu

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Yes, you can access The African Diaspora in Canada by Wisdom J. Tettey, Korbla P. Puplampu in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781552382769
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Bibliographic Information
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Tables
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. Section One: Theorizing & Historicizing the 'African-Canadian' Experience
  10. CHAPTER 1
  11. CHAPTER 2
  12. CHAPTER 3
  13. Section Two: Location, the Politics of Knowledge Construction, & the Canadian Educational System
  14. CHAPTER 4
  15. CHAPTER 5
  16. Section Three:The Socio-Economic Context & Contests of the African-Canadian Experience
  17. CHAPTER 6
  18. CHAPTER 7
  19. Section Four: Place 'In-Between' Spaces, & the Negotiation of Identities
  20. CHAPTER 8
  21. CHAPTER 9
  22. CHAPTER 10
  23. INDEX
  24. AFRICA: MISSING VOICES SERIES INFORMATION
  25. Back Cover